Talking-machine.



f-scwnms 'E'ILKING MACHINE. APPUGA'E'HUE FILED MAY 6. i913.

LSLYSFER mmm Apr. 22,1919.

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E. A. ESCHINGEH.

TALKING momma.'

APPLICATION lFILED MAY 6.\918.

Patented Apr. ,722, 199-- Z SHEEES--SHET 2.

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riginal application filed .Tune i6, 1917, Serial No.

Specification of Lettere. ?atent.

Tt) JOEL Gr. CLEMMER, E' PI-ILLADELPHEA, PENNSYLVANX.

Indennit..

Serial No. $232,966.

To all euhm/t 'it may concern:

lie it known that l, EDWARD il. Escursione, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphie, in the State of Fennsyivania, have invented a certain new and use'ilil lmnrovement in Tallgiiig-ll/lachines, whereof the 'following is a specification, reierenceloeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates 'to sound recording and reproducing machines, including,l gramophones and `rgraplroplumes; and particularly toed mechanism tor sound bones of such ma chines adjustable to automatically repeat their cooperation with a given sound record, at the Awill o'j the' operator.

its 'hereinafter described, my invention is specifically adapted for such machines ar tinged to cooperate withf flat disk records, and having sound conducting tubular arms. or horns which move with thesound noxes', and are so constructed-and arranged lthat repetition oi the coperation oit the sound hun with any given record f s consequent upon such movement, to an adjustahly predeter mined extent.

This is a division of my epplication Serial 175,082 .tiled d une 16, 1917, tor Letters Ratent oft the United States, showing; forms oi? my invention as respectively embodied in a grapliophone and in a gremophone and 1 nd it convenient to illustrate and describe the torni of my invention herein claimed in oonnection with a grainophone oi the type known commercially as -a 'Llictor talking machine. However, 'it is to he understood that 1 do not desire to limit myself to such specitic embodiments oi rny invention, which includes the various novel features oi conn struction and arrangement hereinafter ruoter definitely speciiied. i

llt may oe observed that although the embodiment otb `my invention chosen for illus'- tration herein is specically different from the Aform oi' my inventionsliosvn embodied in u lo raphophone in my original application, and specifically claimed therein, they each include means to vurialoly predetermine they initial and terminal positions of the respec-f tive sound boxes with reference to given sound records, in combination with a single rotary cam constructed and arranizcd to automatically lift the sound hor; from eofl'uperu tive relation with the record when itreaches a variably predetermined terminal position and to then return the sound hox to itsinitial position and again lower it into cooperative relation With the record; said earn having the capacity to shift said sound box,

throughout the maximum range ot' its movenient, hy trietional engagement with a cam plate carried with lthe sound box,- lout its eiffective capacity is adjustahly variable in accordance 'with Variations in the extent ot ditferent sound records.

ln the drawings; Figure l is a plan view iof thefiictor gramophone aioresald'having 'afcornf4 nient embodiment oi my invention in eonneetion therewith. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of said machine shown in Fig. l. Fis'. liti' is a full size plan View of the automatic teedmechanism indicated in Figs. l and ll., and Fig. IV is a left hand side elevation 'of seid mechanism. Fig. V is a sectional View i said mechanism, taken on the line V in tFig. Hl. Fig. V1 is a fragmentary sectional il view, taken on the line Vl in Fig. Hl.

in' 'said figures: 1 is a .casing inclosinlq` a gramophone including the record turn table arrenged to loe turned by the motor 3 which is only indicated in dotted lines in Fig. Il

but is mounted upon the underside of the easing top t whichI is detachebly rigidly secured on said casing 1. The sound looX 5, which is carried by the tubular tone arm (3, includes u Vibratory diaphragm and carries the stylus il, indicated in Fig. lll, arranged to traverse a groove in a record 9 on said turn talole 2 and automatically shift said 1oox toward 'the axis of said table. '.lhe amplifying horn 10 is rigidly connected with said casing l but is pivotally, eonnectedwith said tone arm G at 11.

The collar 12, Whicl'i is detaehaloly secured upon said horn 1() by the set screw `13, ourries the adg'ustable initial stop lever 14 which is arranged to be manually secured in adj usted position by the set screw shown in Figs. l and lil. Said lever 14 rests upon y the flange 16 of said collar 12 which is conveniently graduated aslindicated at 18 in Fig. lill. so es tn be traversed by the index lug 19 on 'lever 14; whereby the posiot said lever may* be accurately determined so ts to limit 'the initial position of titi ino

6?" of ilie springlever B25 s shown.; stance, inv lli/ However., nf i seid 5 sleeve sliiiiiecl, Lewin-(l eine righi. in in ig'. lll,

J above described is :i vloell orzinlr lever limi ,to ,so/iol gear i suoli moveineni; presses ine 6o in posi-- tion to Contact with seid sind when 'die leiter is in elle position shown In suoli movement oi sold sleeve bei A by the coller slimvn upon Lne right lionel end of the stud sl'isfft nl in it may loe observed inni, on, essentiel element of ille embodiment oi my invention arranged to turn. soirl table; s sound nox inciwling sA vibretory diaphragm; ineens piso oislly supporting saisi non for oscillation io Word and ,sway from the axis of seid turn table; o stylus carried by said box, zirrongjecl to Moverse o groove in 1i record on sind miele; :i terminal stop ineniber limiting eine movement of sai@ lo ionen-l *alle exis of sniel inlole; menne arranged to reise soicl 'non from seicl 'erminal pmiitionq sliii't it away ifrom lie of seid "fobie, onfl lower ii, to its ini.n tiel position, inclmlin o ronny cern; driving inechonism foi* seicl oem; ineens incliniingr a cletent for soicl driving niec'nnnisni, normally preventinga rotation of soicl com; and Ineens operatively connecting said (le 'teni ond terminal stop member, wherein; movement of the latter caused by movement of said box, toward its tersninsi position.) relenses seid (le/tieni, nml. permits seid' (lriving mechanism to operate to return soici box to its initial position.

2. ln mntoine'tic feed mechanism 'for talking nmchine sound boxes; the combination with :i rotary' sound record; of o moor ormnged to turn seid record; n sound box; e stylus carried by seid 'bon arranged to 'e'irziveise s groove in sniii record; 'ociininal stop imamber, limiting; tile erniinol position o? seid box; ineens wronged to reise ssirl box from sziifl ierniinoi posi'lion sind return il: to iis initial position, including; n cern; drivingl mechanism 'for snicl cem; ineens including e spring` pressed dceni; 'lier soifl driving mechanism, norn'iolly preventing 'ci cam; incl means operatively relation of sa] connechng sold iietcnt and izernnnol sion e with seid geen 34kg' record; oif :L sound box having ineens to cooperatively traverse suelo o reeoiii; leed ine( enisni arranged "eo enonintieolly return solo 'fiori from its fei'n'iinol posicion to iis initiel positionv inclnilin e motor vvin ineens to torn seii recor and s, ein vin@l gear ringgod no actuated oy nioor; e sin n simili; sleeve carrying e, gear mioped io he onh'oged enel clisenfegefii with respect to seid geen', by axial inovev ,ment on seid shai'i'zjineons incl'ufling e sin gie spring arranged so shift seid sleeve eiiLei'note-ly in opposiie'direcz'gions; seid spring being operatively oonnececi Winn seid sleeve by :i lever; com corrieri by seid sleeve, er-

ranged to slide said sleeve foo set said spring.

izo disengogc seid gears; e lever deteni on rnngeci lio nonno-,ily detain seid sleevel in the posiiion in which it is set oy ssicl coin; anni ineens, operative by ione movement of S51-irl sound box toward its terminal position,,airu

renged to release seid deent; whereby suoli movement o seid loon efecs the .engagement oil seid genre to octno'ce seid feed mechanism.

4f. ln a soun@ reproducing mechanism? 'eine combination 'with ineens izo turn sonnol record; of n sou-nd box/lieving; ineens no om operatively traverse such o, record; iee` mechanism arranged to eutometicolly return soicl box *from its terminal position to its initiel position7 including e motor with Ineens *no turn ssici record, und e driving geur erf ranged to loe actuated by soidinotor; o sise tionory shaft; e sleeve carrying e gear adopted to be engege and disengaged with respect io seid driving geenlloy Uriel move@ ment on seid shaft; ineansinelnfling o, single springerrangecl io shift seid sleeve alternately in opposiie directions; si com carried by s'eicl sleeve, errangefl to slide seid sleeve to set said spring: to flisengoge soidgeors; e deteni. arranged to normally cletoin seid. sleeve in lie position in which it is son 'ley said com; and n1eens,`operetiveby the neovenient of said sound boi; toward its terminsi position, orrengeol to ieleaseseiiil doesnt; ivlieeeby suoli movement of sind Ynon effects' the engagement oi seid gears no somete seid? feerl mechanism.

5S. ln e sounfl repsoclncing mechanism; the combination with ineens "no 'turn o sound record; o's sound loon leaving ineens so cooperatively I traverse sncli o recorfi; iieecl mechanism nrrangeol 'no automatically return seid box from its terminal position to its iniielosition, including o motor with ineens io turn seicl record,4 and a driving near arranged to be actuated, liy sani motor;

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